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Detroit Auto Show 2011: Natural-Gas Powered Vehicles On The Road To Acceptance
CNBC ^ | 03/18/2011 | Robert Reuteman

Posted on 03/18/2011 8:49:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: antiRepublicrat
Gas burns very well though, just doesn’t explode easily.

It's gas fumes that are explosive.

41 posted on 03/18/2011 6:08:24 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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That’s why it’s very hard to get an explosive fuel-air mixture in a car. However, a rupturing NG cylinder instantly produces a very explosive atmosphere.


42 posted on 03/19/2011 11:54:04 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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Dang! I guess I’ve lived all these years without ever knowing how a carburetor works!


43 posted on 03/19/2011 12:22:13 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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As in a catastrophic rupture of the fuel container rarely results in any kind of explosion. Quite easy to do with NG though.


44 posted on 03/19/2011 3:57:56 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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